cangaço

Portuguese

noun
Definitions
  • A form of social banditry in the Northeast Region of Brazil in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Etymology

Affix from Portuguese canga (yoke).

Origin

Portuguese

canga

Gloss

yoke

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

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